The melanocyte photosensory system in the human skin

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Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Iyengar, Bhanu ^a  

^a Pigment Cell Centre   (India)

Author keywords

Circadian; Photoperiod; Photoreceptor; Photosensitive enzymes; Placodal system; Seasonal light cycles

Indexed keywords

EID: 84876553231     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21931801     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/2193-1801-2-158     Document Type: Article

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